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April 24, 2015: Ty Dillon (3) Richard Childress Racing (RCR) Yuengling Light Chevrolet Camaro with his grandfather and car owner Richard Childress before the Xfinity Series Toyotacare 250. Denny Hamlin (20) Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Hisense Toyota Camry won the Toyotacare 250 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. AUTO: APR 24 NASCAR Motorsport USA XFINITY Series – Toyotacare 250 PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxRUSxSWExNORxONLY Icon150424009250 April 24 2015 Ty Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing RCR Light Chevrolet Camaro with His Grandfather and Car Owner Richard Childress Before The Xfinity Series 250 Denny Hamlin 20 Joe Gibbs Racing jgr Hisense Toyota Camry Won The 250 AT Richmond International Raceway in Richmond VA Car APR 24 Nascar motor aviation USA Xfinity Series 250 PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxRUSxSWExNORxONLY Icon150424009250
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April 24, 2015: Ty Dillon (3) Richard Childress Racing (RCR) Yuengling Light Chevrolet Camaro with his grandfather and car owner Richard Childress before the Xfinity Series Toyotacare 250. Denny Hamlin (20) Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Hisense Toyota Camry won the Toyotacare 250 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. AUTO: APR 24 NASCAR Motorsport USA XFINITY Series – Toyotacare 250 PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxRUSxSWExNORxONLY Icon150424009250 April 24 2015 Ty Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing RCR Light Chevrolet Camaro with His Grandfather and Car Owner Richard Childress Before The Xfinity Series 250 Denny Hamlin 20 Joe Gibbs Racing jgr Hisense Toyota Camry Won The 250 AT Richmond International Raceway in Richmond VA Car APR 24 Nascar motor aviation USA Xfinity Series 250 PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxRUSxSWExNORxONLY Icon150424009250
NASCAR is highly unpredictable. Nobody could ever imagine that this 20-year-old Michigan native would fare so well in the Xfinity Series and step up his game so much that Jimmie Johnson‘s Cup team would have him replace Richard Childress‘ grandson to drive the #77 Xfinity car. NASCAR fans must have guessed the name by now. Indeed, it is Niece Motorsports speedster Carson Hocevar.
Richard Childress’ grandsons are driving full-time in the cup series. While Austin Dillon is driving the No. 3 car for RCR, Ty Dillon started his full-time season with Spire Motorsports in 2023, and currently, the latter sits 32nd in the points standings. Adding on to his struggles, Ty Dillon has failed to make a better finish than the top 20 in 19 of 21 races. Meanwhile, if Carson Hocevar continues to show such prowess, he will in turn continue to threaten Dillon’s career in the Xfinity Series, much to the dismay of Richard Childress.
Why should be Richard Childress’ grandson worried about Carson Hocevar?
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Currently, Hocevar drives in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and after a three-win season and a series of strong performances, his chances of contention in the top-tier races of the Cup Series are just beginning to improve by leaps and bounds.
Moreover, in the Xfinity Series, he has two top-10s in only five career starts for Spire Motorsports. He even drove the #7 car after Corey LaJoie replaced Chase Elliott in the #9 Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports at World Wide Technology Raceway back in June, when NASCAR suspended Chase.
Besides Hocevar, when Trackhouse Racing signed Front Row Motorsports Truck Series driver Zane Smith to a multi-year Cup Series deal with Spire Motorsports and made the revolutionary purchase of a $40 million charter from Live Fast Motorsports, the chances of Ty Dillon staying at Spire only got bleaker.
Veteran FOX Sports journalist Bob Pockrass said, “I don’t think it’s a secret that he’s the heavy favorite to replace Ty Dillon at Spire next year; the number 77. Haven’t heard anything different over the last month.”
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He admitted, “…all the signs point at him having run for Spire.”
Bob Pockrass revealed the greatest threat to Carson Hocevar
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When a young driver shows up to play as a substitute for another driver, the fans often witness a promising performance from the former, which indicates that they would fare well if given a chance to drive at higher levels. However, it has a slight twist to it.
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Bob Pockrass said, “I’ll warn it a little bit. We’ve seen plenty of drivers fill in for injured drivers, and they’ll come out and have 4-5 really good runs in a substitute role, and then the next year when they’re in that car full-time, it doesn’t go as easy.”
According to Pockrass, this is what Carson Hocevar and Zane Smith will both face next year. He admitted that in the arena of Cup racing, one usually has more bad days than good days. He said, “You’re racing week in and week out, and you’re kicked in the gut virtually every week.”
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However, it all adds up to one’s learning experience. Pockrass explained, “…after 4 or 5 straight weeks of that how do you respond and that tends to be a learning experience.”
Stock car racing is a sport where winning or losing is just like the toss of a coin. So any factors play their specific roles in determining the winner. Amidst such bitter contentions, it is indeed necessary to keep one’s head cool and hope unwavering. It is then that victory will seem achievable. After all, you learn more from failures than successes.
